Written questions

Alzheimer's Disease

Commons · Question 7240 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help (a) prepare the NHS for innovative medicines for the treatment of and (b) increase the use of MRI scanners for (i) detection and (ii) diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Oct 2024

The National Health Service is a world leader in rolling out innovative treatments, including personalised cancer and life-saving gene therapies. A dedicated team is in place overseeing the NHS’s preparations for the potential arrival of new Alzheimer’s t...